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Baseline Intelligence with Jonathan Stokke
Baseline Intelligence is a podcast dedicated to providing a broad array of insights and perspectives for both highly competitive and recreational tennis players. In addition to comprehensive discussions related to proper technique, helpful practice, training and strategy recommendations, this podcast explores the dimensions of important mental training, and the application and interpretation of meaningful tennis analytics. Just as important, this podcast aims to be a fun, entertaining and…
Episodes
- Baseline Intelligence with Jonathan Stokke
David Starbuck Smith: Ageless Painless Tennis
David Starbuck Smith joins us for the 65th episode of Baseline Intelligence. David wrote the popular book "Ageless Painless Tennis" and specializes in overall…
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Marc Lucero: Behind the scenes at the French Open
Marc Lucero joins us for the 65th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Marc has coached several top players on both the ATP and WTA tours, including Shelby…
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Gigi Fernandez: Hall of Fame worthy doubles tips
Gigi Fernandez joins us for the 64th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Gigi won 17 grand slam titles, 2 Olympic gold medals, was ranked #1 in the world and is…
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Emma Doyle: What makes a great coach
Emma Doyle joins us for the 63rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Emma is a speaker, coach, trainer, and author of the book "What Makes a Great Coach". We…
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Jeff Greenwald: Handling nerves and learning to relax in your matches
Jeff Greenwald joins us for the 62nd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jeff is one of the premiere sports psychologists and wrote the award winning book "The…
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Scott Fawcett: Using math and logic to make better strategic decisions
Scott Fawcett is our guest for the 61st episode of Baseline Intelligence. Scott founded the golf analytics platform DECADE Golf, and has helped players win…
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Michael Joyce: Adapting to different conditions and the importance of depth on your rally ball
We talk: 1:33 Analyzing Krueger vs. Badosa 6:04 Adapting to different court conditions 14:32 Why depth is important for your rally ball 18:45 Maria Sharapova…
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Gaby Dabrowski: Closing the net to win more doubles matches
Gaby Dabrowski is our guest for the 59th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Gaby is the 2023 US Open Women's Doubles Champion and has been ranked as high as 4th…
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Dan Kiernan: Paying your daily bill and insights from the 2023 US Open doubles champions
Dan Kiernan is our guest for the 58th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Dan hosts the popular podcast "Control the Controllables" and currently works with the…
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Jay Berger: Playing with intensity and accountability
Jay Berger joins us for the 57th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jay was ranked as high as 7th on the ATP tour and won 3 singles titles throughout his…
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Louis Cayer: Transforming yourself into a confident doubles player
Louis Cayer is our guest for the 56th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Louis is the premiere doubles coach in all of tennis. He's a lead coach for the LTA and…
- Baseline Intelligence with Jonathan Stokke
Bonus Episode: Avoiding the second set letdown with Jessica Pegula and Alistair Higham
On our first bonus episode we discuss second set letdowns and what we can do to get off to quicker starts in the second set. We talk: 1:31 What is a second set…
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Jessica Pegula: Finding your optimal rally ball
Jessica Pegula joins us for the beginning of the 2024 season of Baseline Intelligence. Jess had another incredible season, winning the Montreal WTA 1000 and…
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Season 2 Technical Recap: The best technical advice from 2023
We had a lot of great technical tips this year and today I'm sharing a few of my favorites. 1:12 Andy Fitzell on the time it takes to change 2:53 Andy Fitzell…
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Season 2 Doubles Recap: My favorite doubles tips from 2023
We had so many great doubles tips this year and today I'm sharing a few of my favorites. 1:01 Paul Annacone on communication 2:48 Kelly Jones on basics of…
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Rajeev Ram: Doubles tips from the reigning 3-time US Open Champion
Rajeev Ram is our guest for the 52nd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Rajeev is the reigning 3-time US Open Doubles Champion, is currently ranked 6th in the…
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Dr. Jon Finn: Using habits to supercharge your game
Dr. Jon Finn is our guest for the 51st episode of Baseline Intelligence. Dr. Finn is the author of the best-selling book "The Habit Mechanic" and is the…
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Dustin Taylor: Through discipline comes freedom
Dustin Taylor is our guest for the 50th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Dustin helped UVA win three consecutive NCAA championships as the associate head…
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Erin Routliffe: 2023 US Open Women's Doubles Champion
Erin Routliffe is our guest for the 49th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Erin is ranked 12th in the WTA tour doubles rankings and partnered with Gaby…
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Mark Gellard: Becoming an unconditional competitor
Mark Gellard is our guest for the 48th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Mark is currently the coach of WTA #23 Magda Linette. Magda has experienced one the…
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Paul Annacone: Aggressive shots to conservative locations
Paul Annacone is our guest for the 47th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Paul has coached some of the best players in the history of the game, including Pete…
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Joel Myers: What you can learn from Coco Gauff and Ben Shelton at this year's US Open
Our friend Joel Myers joins the pod to talk about this year's US Open. We talk: 1:12 Coco's breakthrough 6:00 How to compete against a consistent player 8:07…
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Franco Herrero: How to improve your fitness and feel better on the court
Franco Herrero is our guest for the 45th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Franco is one of the premier fitness coaches in the tennis industry. He's worked…
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Grant Chen: Building a quality support team for your tennis game
Grant Chen is our guest for the 44th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Grant helped UCLA reach the elite 8 in five of his six seasons as an assistant/associate…
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Shelby Rogers: Why rankings mean nothing and a great tip on the backhand
Shelby Rogers is our guest for the 43rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. She has career high rankings of 30th in singles and 40th in doubles on the WTA tour…
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Joel Myers: What we learned from Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova at this year's Wimbledon
Our friend Joel Myers joins the pod to talk about the tactics, shots, and pressure points played by the best players in the world at this year's Wimbledon. We…
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Steve Johnson: Playing to your strengths and making your opponents uncomfortable
** Today's episode was brought to you by Online Tennis Instruction. Please visit moreservepower.com to redeem your free, four week all-access pass. Steve…
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Brian Kalbas: Head Coach of the 2023 NCAA Champion UNC Tar Heels
Brian Kalbas is our guest for the 40th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Brian is a 3-time ITA National Coach of the Year and his teams have won 15 conference…
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Joel Myers: What we learned from Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek at the 2023 French Open
Our friend Joel Myers joins the pod to talk about the tactics, shots, and court positioning of the best players in the world at this year's French Open. We…
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Jermaine Jenkins: Lessons learned from Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka
Jermaine Jenkins is our guest for the 38th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jermaine was an All-American at Clemson University and went on to spend three…
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Gil Reyes: Weak legs command, strong legs obey
Gil Reyes is our guest for the 37th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Gil was the longtime strength and conditioning coach for Andre Agassi, and has spent time…
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Andy Fitzell: Debunking classic tennis myths
Andy Fitzell is our guest for the 36th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Andy is a USPTA Elite professional who spent several years learning from and working…
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Thomas Johansson: Hard work beats talent every day of the week
Thomas Johansson is our guest for the 35th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Thomas was ranked 7th on the ATP tour and won 9 titles, including the 2002…
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Craig O'Shannessy: Good errors, bad errors, and how to force more errors
Craig O'Shannessy is our guest for the 34th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Craig is the leading strategy analyst for the ATP Tour and spent three year as…
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Lindsay Davenport: The mindset of a hall of famer
Lindsay Davenport is our guest for the 33rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Lindsay won 55 WTA singles titles and 38 WTA doubles titles, including 3 singles…
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JY Aubone: Working towards becoming the best player you can be
JY Aubone is our guest for the 32nd episode of Baseline Intelligence. JY was a 2-time All-American and ACC Player of the Year at Florida State University. As a…
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Kelly Jones: Building confidence in your volleys and transition game
Kelly Jones is our guest for the 31st episode of Baseline Intelligence. He won two NCAA doubles titles at Pepperdine University and went on to become world…
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Allistair McCaw: Becoming a champion minded tennis player
Allistair McCaw is our guest for the 30th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Allistair is the author of several books, including "Champion Minded" and "Winning…
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Joel Myers: What you can learn and implement from the 2023 Australian Open
Our friend Joel Myers comes back on the pod to talk about the tactics, shots, and movement patterns the best players in the world used during this year's…
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Brad Stine: How adding a backhand slice helped Jim Courier reach world #1
Brad Stine is our guest for the 28th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Brad is one of the most accomplished coaches on the ATP tour, having helped Jim Courier…
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Jessica Pegula: Off-season improvements and her best tips for returning serve
Jessica Pegula is our guest for the 27th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jessica reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, French Open and the US…
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Season 1 Recap: My favorite moments from 2022
This episode marks the end of season 1 of Baseline Intelligence. In this episode I'll share some of the clips I found the most insightful and entertaining from…
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Desirae Krawczyk: Taking more risks in your doubles matches
Desirae Krawczyk is our guest for the 25th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Des has won four mixed doubles major championships and seven doubles titles on the…
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Joel Myers: Fundamentals you can learn from watching pro tennis
Joel Myers is our guest for the 24th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Joel was a 3x All-American for Point Loma Nazarene University and was the 2010 national…
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Alec Ingold: Miami Dolphin fullback talks maximizing your mental game
Miami Dolphins fullback Alec Ingold is our guest for the 23rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin and…
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David Roditi: College tennis stories and a great ball striking tip
David Roditi is our guest for the 22nd episode of Baseline Intelligence. David is the head coach for the TCU men's tennis team. Over his 12 years as head coach…
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Margie Zesinger: Growing the women's game
Margie Zesinger is our guest for the 21st episode of Baseline Intelligence. Margie is the head of female tennis at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida and was…
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John Isner: More than just a serve
John Isner is our guest for the 20th episode of Baseline Intelligence. John has reached a career high rankings of 8 in the world in singles, and 14 in the…
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Kyle Lacroix: Coaching the coaches
Kyle Lacroix is our guest for the 19th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Kyle is the Chief Education Officer of SETS Consulting, a coaching and educational…
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Alistair Higham: Using momentum to win more matches
Alistair Higham is our guest for the eighteenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Formerly the head of coaching education for the LTA, Alistair is now a…
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Alison Riske-Amritraj: The long journey to top 20 in the world
Alison Riske-Amritraj is our guest for the seventeenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Alison reached a career high of 18 in singles and 40 in doubles on the…
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Tom Gullikson: Timeless fundamentals to improve your game
Tom Gullikson is our guest for the sixteenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Tom reached a career high of 34 in singles and got as high as 4 in the world in…
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Dr. Larry Lauer: Mental skills to improve your game
Dr. Larry Lauer is our guest for the fifteenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Larry is the mental skills specialist for the USTA Player Development program…
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Howard Joffe: The secret sauce of back to back NCAA championships
Howard Joffe is our guest for the fourteenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Howard is a former All-American for Pepperdine University and is currently the…
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Rick Macci Part 2: Funny rhymes and his best ball striking tip
In part 2 of our episode with Rick Macci we discuss... 1:08 How he comes up with his famous rhymes 4:35 The mind is either for you or against you 8:40 A common…
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Rick Macci Part 1: Life with the Williams sisters
Rick Macci is our guest for the twelfth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Rick is a 7-time USPTA national coach of the year and has coached Venus and Serena…
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Michael Joyce: Lessons learned from life on tour
Michael Joyce is our guest for the eleventh episode of Baseline Intelligence. Michael achieved a career high singles ranking of 64 on the ATP tour and had wins…
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Kathy Rinaldi: What it's like to be captain of team USA
Kathy Rinaldi is our guest for the tenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Kathy achieved career high rankings of 7 in singles and 13 in doubles on the WTA…
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Prakash Amritraj: Using a "code" to maximize your potential
Prakash Amritraj is our guest for the ninth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Prakash was ranked as high as 119 in the ATP rankings and represented India in…
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Dr. Mark Kovacs: Building your body for better performance
Dr. Mark Kovacs is our guest for the eighth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Mark was the former director of the Sports Science and Strength and Conditioning…